The Road Less Traveled: Atypical Doctoral Preparation of Leaders in Rural Community Colleges

Lovell, Ned B.; Crittenden, Laura; Stumpf, Dan; Davis, Melvin

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“…Rural community colleges cannot offer potential faculty the financial, cultural, and social advantages of more urban institutions. Moreover, rural community colleges are often the only higher-education institution available in communities that are often severely depressed economically and educationally (Katsinas, Alexander, & Opp, n.d.;Lovell, Crittenden, Davis, & Stumpf, 2003;Reichard, 1995;Sullins, Vogler, & Mays, 1987).…”

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Meeting the Needs of New Faculty at Rural Community Colleges

Murray

2005

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

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To determine what attracts faculty to rural community colleges, a qualitative study based on the theory of met expectations was conducted. The faculty members who expressed satisfaction were those who were comfortable living and working in a rural community, enjoyed the challenge of teaching students who varied considerably in their readiness for college-level work, and delighted in their students' accomplishments.In the words of one participant ''if you like it here you will be fine.'' A great deal of attention is being paid to the potential shortage of play a part in this dilemma. First, there is a steadily increasing attrition from the ranks of full-time community-college faculty-significant numbers of faculty are retiring and large numbers of faculty are leaving for other careers. Second, expanding undergraduate enrollments intensify the problem by creating a need for more faculty. Third, at the same time that the need for new and replacement faculty is growing, a number of communitycollege administrators are complaining about the difficulty of finding qualified faculty members to replace the faculty leaving.Attrition of faculty is attributable to both retirement (

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Meeting the Needs of New Faculty at Rural Community Colleges

Murray

2005

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

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“…Board policy required MSU to assume degree-granting authority for the Community College Leadership program. Lovell and others (2003) point out that CCL course work does not emphasize the broader field of higher education, nor does it focus on pedagogy. Rather, the program explores the interdisciplinary components that affect community and economic development in rural areas.…”

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Engaging leaders as builders of sustainable rural communities: A case study

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Davis

2007

New Drctns Community Coll

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“…The demand for replacing the retiring generation of community college leaders has never been greater (Boggs, 2003 ;Shults, 2001 ), and a common training strategy has been to look to graduate-preparation programs (Lovell, Crittenden, Davis, & Stumpf, 2003 ;Katsinas & Kempner, 2001 ). Programs in higher education administration/leadership and community college leadership are plentiful, but there are serious questions about whether they can meet the demands of the contemporary 2-year college.…”

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Presidential Perceptions About Graduate-Preparation Programs for Community Colleges

Hammons

Miller

2006

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

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Community colleges are facing a growing need for well-trained leaders. These colleges have often looked to university-based preparation programs for their labor pools, yet few attempts at evaluating their effectiveness in leadership preparation have been undertaken. The current study was designed to explore both the current state of these university-based preparation programs in preparing community college leaders. It also tried to gain insights from current community college presidents about what should be included in graduate-preparation programs. Using a national sample of community college presidents, nearly 400 responses were obtained. Findings indicated that preparation programs, while well perceived, need to do a better job of interacting with the practitioner community and using real-world cases in their instruction.

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The Road Less Traveled: Atypical Doctoral Preparation of Leaders in Rural Community Colleges

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Meeting the Needs of New Faculty at Rural Community Colleges

Meeting the Needs of New Faculty at Rural Community Colleges

Engaging leaders as builders of sustainable rural communities: A case study

Presidential Perceptions About Graduate-Preparation Programs for Community Colleges

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